This WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs
Resources is a frequently updated Internet directory of
over 2000 annotated links to high-quality English-language
sources of information and analysis in a wide range of
international affairs, international relations,
international studies, global studies, and global
education topics. These sites are carefully selected for
their long-term value, favoring those with cost-free,
authoritative information and analysis online. Each
website is described only in general terms because of the
typically rapid changes in details of its contents and
features.

Other
Sources

• Biblioteca
Virtual
Miguel de Cervantes-- "La Biblioteca de las culturas
hispánicas." Major virtual library of Spanish-language
classic works of literature available free online, with
commentary and analysis of the authors and their works,
supported by many Spanish and foreign entities. Also has a
collection of links to academic centers, digitalization
projects, libraries, publishers, and bookstores,
especially of the Spanish-speaking world, and more.

• Destinos: An Introduction to Spanish--
"A video instructional series in Spanish for college and
high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour
video programs, audiocassettes, music CD, video and audio
scripts, and coordinated books." Produced by WGBH
Boston. Entire series is viewable online with free
registration.

• DramaFever
Latino-- "The only legal video platform with free
subtitled Latin American and Spanish telenovelas in the
US, [with] a great collection of titles." A fine place to
practice Spanish, available for many platforms and in HD
for subscribers.

• E-Spanish-- This free educational
site includes online grammar tests, interactive vocabulary
practice, games, song lyrics, audio with transcripts, a
database of several hundred Spanish-language web links,
and more.

• Learn
a Language: Spanish-- From Visual Link Languages,
"created by the U.S. Institute of Languages... to help
people bridge communication gaps and to give back to the
world in which we live." Includes vocabulary, phrases,
dictionary, cultural notes, blog, and forum.

• Living
Spanish-- "Aims to become a valuable resource to
Spanish students and teaching communities throughout the
world. Our goal is to create a space where students and
teachers develop a community based on communication and
the exchange of ideas, to improve the experience of
teaching and learning Spanish." From Spanish teachers in
Spain and offers much useful cost-free learning content.

• Medical
Spanish
for Health Care Providers-- "This site is presented
as a free medical Spanish immersion, with vocabulary
including greetings, history, examination, and everyday
speech, all with translation and audio. It is designed to
be helpful for a variety of medical personnel."

• 123TeachMe--
"Our goal is to provide the most comprehensive website on
the Internet related to learning Spanish. We have Spanish
courses, online tutors, interactive Spanish games, a
languages school directory...[and] links to newspapers
throughout the Spanish-speaking world," plus verb
conjugator, translator, audio, video, lesson plans,
reference pages, and more.

• Prensa
Escrita-- Links to newspapers throughout the
Spanish-speaking world.

• Real Academia Española-- Website of
the Academy that sets standards for the Spanish language,
featuring an authoritative online dictionary;
orthographic, usage and verb conjugation guidelines; and
an online service for linguistic consultations.

• Spanish-test.net--
"Created
according
to
the
Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages... [so] it
provides a reliable method to determine your Spanish
skills." Helpful interactive usage and grammar tests
provide scores, correct answers, and re-tests with new
questions at levels A1 to B2.

• TypeIt.org-- "This page allows you
to easily type Spanish accents and other Spanish
characters without a Spanish keyboard. You can edit your
text in the box and then copy it to your document, e-mail
message, etc."

• VeinteMundos--
Free
online
magazine
that
"focuses
on the life and culture in these different
[Spanish-speaking] worlds and helps you to learn Spanish
and to improve and enrich your skills by providing
vocabulary help, audio editions, and a wide array of other
interactive tools."